. Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal . K * EC 7: 5. CONTRIBUTIONS. 139 public service (1814) he took up again the University as the vitalportion of his scheme, and after five years effort succeeded insecuring its foundation in 1819. HISTORY. On March 7,1825, the University was opened without formalceremony. There were present on that day six professors andforty students. By the end of the session there were 123 students,and up to 1850 the average attendance was about 200. The numberthen increased rapidly, reaching 645 in 1857, and remaining above600 until the outbreak of the Civil War. The University w
. Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal . K * EC 7: 5. CONTRIBUTIONS. 139 public service (1814) he took up again the University as the vitalportion of his scheme, and after five years effort succeeded insecuring its foundation in 1819. HISTORY. On March 7,1825, the University was opened without formalceremony. There were present on that day six professors andforty students. By the end of the session there were 123 students,and up to 1850 the average attendance was about 200. The numberthen increased rapidly, reaching 645 in 1857, and remaining above600 until the outbreak of the Civil War. The University waskept open during the war, but the number of students dwindleddown to 46 in 1862-1863. After peace was restored the numberaveraged about 420 until 1871, when for a period of fifteen yearsit fell at an average of about 315. From 1885 to 1895 the num-ber rose from 300 to 567. After the burning of the Universityin 1895 there was a slight falling off, but from that date therewas a continuous growth until the present session (1906-1907),when
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